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| samfrances Groupie United Kingdom Joined 4050 days ago 81 posts - 110 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 41 of 43 11 August 2014 at 10:49am | IP Logged |
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Book review: Fluent Forever by Gabriel Wyner.
Fluent Forever is one of the best books I've read on language learning. Where many language books rely solely on the experiences of the author - “I learned 37 languages, so can you!” - Gabriel Wyner has clearly done a great deal of research into the scientific literature on memory, speech perception etc. The result is that you end up learning a great method for teaching yourself a foreign language, but you also gain a basic understanding why this method works. Wyner's method is fun yet efficient. It revolves around using spaced repetition software (anki) to learn pronunciation, spelling, word meanings and grammar. While he isn't against the use of translations altogether, Wyner argues against *memorising* translations, and provides a really clever method for memorising the meanings of words using pictures, and later monolingual definitions. The best thing about this technique is that you create your own learning materials throughout, using sources such as dictionaries (both bilingual and monolingual), google images, grammar textbooks and your own writing (corrected by native speakers via online language learning communities such as lang8.com). This means that you are not reliant on the content of a particular language course, but can easily customise your practice to learn areas of vocabulary or grammatical forms that particularly interest you. The book is supported by a fantastic set of resources and articles at Fluent-Forever.com. Gabriel Wyner has also recorded a great video seminar series for Creative Live, which is well worth buying if you have $99 to spare. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| samfrances Groupie United Kingdom Joined 4050 days ago 81 posts - 110 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 42 of 43 02 February 2015 at 8:51am | IP Logged |
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It's a long time since I've posted here. Suffice to say, I didn't achieve my goal. I made a lot of progress though, and I'm still working on my Spanish, if not quite as manically as before.
I'll start a new logbook once I've decided what my next goal will be. Until then, it's goodbye for now. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| samfrances Groupie United Kingdom Joined 4050 days ago 81 posts - 110 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 43 of 43 22 July 2015 at 7:12pm | IP Logged |
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Since I've been accidentally locked out of the site for a number of months, I've been continuing my log here:
http://www.fluentin3months.com/forum/my-language-mission/spa nish-b2c1-by-june-31st-2016/ However, I'm now continuing my log here: http://how-to-learn-any-language.org/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=78 7 1 person has voted this message useful |
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